231. Which among the following is not a recognized national political party of India ? [A]Bahujan Samaj Party [B]Communist Party of India [C]Janata Party [D]Janata Dal Janata Party Explanation Five political parties are recognized as National parties. The parties are: Bahujan Samaj Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Indian National Congress. 232. Which of the following states is the only diamond producing state in India? [A]Gujarat [B]Rajasthan [C]Madhya Pradesh [D]Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Explanation Madhya Pradesh is the only Diamond producing state and is leading producer of Copper conc., pyrophyllite and diaspore. State hosts country’s 68% diaspore, 41% molybdenum ore, 46% pyrophyllite, 32% diamond, 29% copper ore, 17% rock phosphate, 16% each of manganese ore and fireclay and 11% ochre resources. 233. The Bayyaram mines area, which was recently in news, is located in __? [A]Andhra Pradesh [B]Karnataka [C]Tamil Nadu [D]Madhya Pradesh Andhra Pradesh 234. The Medini Puraskar is given to a author who writes a book in Hindi on subject related to ___? [A]Science [B]Environment [C]Medicine [D]Grammar Environment 235. Which one of the following books is the official History of Revolt of 1857 published by publication division ,Ministry of Information and broadcasting ,Government of India? [A] Eighteen Fifty Seven [B] Theories of Indian Mutiny [C] The Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857 [D] None of the above Eighteen Fifty Seven Explanation Eighteen Fifty Seven was written by well known Indian Historian Dr.Surendra Nath Sen ,with a foreward by Abdul Kalam Azad. Published on May 1957 by the publication division ,Ministry of Information and broadcasting ,Government of India. 236. The Special Calcutta Session, 1920, in which Mahatma Gandhi moved the Non cooperation resolution was presided by __? [A] C. R. Das [B] B. C. Pal [C] Lala Lajpat Rai [D] Motilal Nehru Lala Lajpat Rai Explanation Special Calcutta Session, 1920, in which Mahatma Gandhi moved the Non cooperation resolution was presided by Lala Lajpat Rai and it was supported by others. Non cooperation movement was launched for two major issues : 1. The British Government’s attitude towards the Khilafat Movement . 2. Its’ failure to protect the innocent people of the Punjab and punish the officers guilty of barbarous behavious towards them. Reference: Non-cooperation Movement 237. The famous book “Ghulamgiri” was written by__: [A] B. R. Ambedkar [B] Narayan Guru [C] Jyotiba Phule [D] M. P. Pillai Jyotiba Phule Explanation Jyotirao Govindrao Phule (Mahatma) was born in Pune,was a great social reformer. He dedicated his book Gulamgiri to the American movement to free slaves, he linked the conditions of the black slaves in America with those of the lower castes in India. This comparison contains an expression of hope that one day, like the end of slavery in America, there would be an end to all sorts of caste discriminations in Indian society. 238. Who among the following made the following statement? “The only lesson required in India at present is to learn how to die and the only way to teach is by dying ourselves. Therefore, I die and glory in my martyrdom” [A] Aurbindo Ghosh [B] Khudiram Bose [C] Chandra Shekhar Azad [D] Madan Lal Dhingra Madan Lal Dhingra Explanation Madan Lal Dhingra (1887–1909) was born in the holy city of Amritsar, He was an Indian political activist studying in England and there he came in contact with the Indian revolutionaty leaders like Shyamji Krishna Verma and Veer Damodar Savarkar.He was perhaps the first Indian freedom fighter to be executed on British soil. He assassinated Sir Curzan Wyllie, political Aide-de-Camp to the Secretary of State for India, Lord Morley in London in 1909. He was hanged at Pentonville Prison, London, on 17 August, 1909. 239. Basumati, the oldest Bengali Daily paper was edited by ___: [A] Anand Mohan Bose [B] Surya Sen [C] Barinder Kumar Ghosh [D] V. D. Savarkar Barinder Kumar Ghosh Explanation Barinder Kumar Ghosh was born at Norwood near London on 5th January in 1880.He was a younger brother of Aurobindo Ghosh. In 1906, to spread the revolutionary ideas and to provide fervor to Swadeshi movement ,he started a Bengali weekly-“the jugantar”. In 1907, he started the Maniktala group with Bagha Jatin and a few young revolutionary activists for the collection of arms and ammunitions and manufacturing explosives.He was sentenced to death by the trial known as Alipore Bomb Case. Later the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment and was sent to the Cellular Jail in Andaman in 1909. In 1920, Barindra Kumar Ghose was released. In 1933 Barindra Kumar Ghose launched English weekly, The Dawn of India. He was also associated with The Statesman newspaper and earned the title as a columnist. In 1950, he became the editor of the Bengali daily Dainik Basumati. 240. Which among the following lake is famous for its produce of high quality salt in Rajasthan ? [A]Pachpadra Lake [B]Chilka Lake [C]Ramgarh Tal Lake [D]Umiam Lake Pachpadra Lake Explanation Pachpadra Lake is a salt lake near town of Pachpadra in Barmer District in Indian state of Rajasthan. Sodium chloride level of the lake is marked at 98% and it produces high quality salt.
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